Authorities in Louisiana have been searching northern Caddo Parish for a missing 30-year-old mother last seen Sunday night, and her ex-boyfriend is now facing kidnapping and arson charges in connection with her disappearance.

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summer_breeze

01-27-2011, 07:16 PM

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The entire town of Oil City, Louisiana continues Thursday to hope and pray for good news in the investigation into the disappearance of a 30-year-old Tracy Winslow.

Authorities in Louisiana have been searching northern Caddo Parish for a missing 30-year-old mother last seen Sunday night, and her ex-boyfriend is now facing kidnapping and arson charges in connection with her disappearance.

Tracy Winslow of Oil City was reported missing by her family early Monday morning, according a press release from the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office. She is believed to have been abducted outside her apartment the previous night, some time after returning home from a night out with friends around midnight.

Her ex-boyfriend, 40-year-old Eddie Lee Jackson, was arrested this week and is being held in Caddo Correctional Center on $300,000 bond on kidnapping charges. Authorities say he isn't cooperating with the investigation.

Winslow's car was also found engulfed in flames near a Kansas City Southern railroad station by an employee. Jackson was charged Thursday with simple arson for burning the vehicle.

Winslow is a black female, five feet, two inches, 172 pounds, with brown eyes and black hair. She has a burn scar by her left eye. She was last seen wearing a white t-shirt, blue jeans, a blue jean-style jacket, and white tennis shoes.

That name, Eddie Lee Jackson, sounds so familiar to me and I can't figure out why. I'm a long way from Oil City so I know it's not a personal connection. Gosh, I can't shake that I've heard that name before.

OIL CITY, LA (KSLA)- Today marks the eighth day since Tracy Winslow was reported missing, and there's still no sign of the Oil City woman. KSLA News 12 sat down with Caddo Parish Sheriff Steve Prator to get an update on where the investigation is right now.

Even though their searches haven't let them to Winslow yet, he says he's confident that they will find her.

Texas Mist

02-02-2011, 01:51 PM

Search continues for missing Oil City woman

It’s been 10 days since Tracy Winslow disappeared from outside of her Oil City residence and authorities say they have no new information involving her whereabouts.

The 30-year-old lives with her mother and was reported missing by her family about 6 a.m. Jan. 24. Family members say she went out with friends the night before and returned to Oil City around midnight.

OIL CITY, LA (KSLA)- Today marks the eighth day since Tracy Winslow was reported missing, and there's still no sign of the Oil City woman. KSLA News 12 sat down with Caddo Parish Sheriff Steve Prator to get an update on where the investigation is right now.

Even though their searches haven't let them to Winslow yet, he says he's confident that they will find her.

UPDATE: Sheriff's office spokeswoman Cindy Chadwick said they have checked multiple leads, all of which turned out to be dead ends. She said deputies are still writing reports and meeting with the district attorney, but they've made little progress. "We're equally as frustrated; we wish someone would come forward with something," Chadiwck said.

SheWhoMustNotBeNamed

04-15-2011, 02:46 AM

No leads in missing woman's case

Despite ongoing efforts to find Tracy Winslow, authorities still have no leads.

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Eddie Lee Jackson, Winslow's ex-boyfriend, is charged with kidnapping the woman and setting her car on fire. The Dodge Charger was found in flames near North Lakeshore Drive and Kuhn's Road. Jackson was arrested the day after her disappearance.

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Last week Jackson, 40, pleaded not guilty in Caddo District Court to one count each of second-degree kidnapping and simple arson, according to court records. He's set to return to court April 12 for preliminary examination.

Oil City, LA(KSLA)- It has been a mystery now 3 months running. Detectives say they know Tracy Winslow was kidnapped from her home in Oil City, in north Caddo Parish on Sunday, January 23rd and reported missing the next day.

SheWhoMustNotBeNamed

04-17-2011, 06:56 PM

Missing Oil City woman's family seeking closure

It has been a mystery now 3 months running. Detectives say they know Tracy Winslow was kidnapped from her home in Oil City, in north Caddo Parish on Sunday, January 23rd and reported missing the next day.

Just this week, her ex-boyfriend and father of her 3-children was back in court. A judge upped his bond to a million dollars, accused in Winslow's kidnapping.

It has been a mystery now 3 months running. Detectives say they know Tracy Winslow was kidnapped from her home in Oil City, in north Caddo Parish on Sunday, January 23rd and reported missing the next day.

Just this week, her ex-boyfriend and father of her 3-children was back in court. A judge upped his bond to a million dollars, accused in Winslow's kidnapping.

I had been wondering about Tracy , thanks, though I wish the news was better. Had to go WAaaaay down on the list of the "missing" to find her thread. So sad, so many missing that we can't even keep up with them all.
I can only hope someone will sooner or later come forward with information and she will be found.

Relatives have confirmed to KSLA News 12 that investigators have asked for the dental records of Tracy Winslow.

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Investigators now want to compare those records with skeletal remains found Thursday in Bossier City.

SheWhoMustNotBeNamed

07-07-2011, 01:03 AM

Potential new developments in Tracy Winslow's case

Relatives have confirmed to KSLA News 12 that investigators have asked for the dental records of Tracy Winslow.

Winslow, from Caddo Parish, was reported missing on January 24th. She disappeared around midnight from outside her mother's Oil City apartment, and her car was found burned that morning near Kuhn Road.

Investigators now want to compare those records with skeletal remains found Thursday in Bossier City. Police have even called in a forensic anthropologist to help identify those remains.

BOSSIER CITY, LA (KSLA) - Bossier City police may not know whose bones were found behind the Shogun restaurant on East Texas Street three months ago, but they say they do know they are not those of Tracy Winslow.

Testimony continued Monday in the trial of the man accused of kidnapping an Oil City woman and setting fire to her car. Among those taking the stand, the couple's two oldest children, both in their teens.

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In court Monday, jurors heard from Winslow's cousin, Felicia Holden. Holden testified to the troubles Jackson and Winslow had been having around the time of her disappearance, and how Winslow had moved out of the house they shared and in with her mother. She also testified that Winslow had begun a new relationship with another man around the same time.

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That testimony was followed by that of 16-year-old S. The couple's oldest child recalled the Thanksgiving 2010 incident at the family's home, in which she says "He told her to get out and get her stuff, and get out, and then he told her that he would kill her. And then he shot the ceiling."

Testimony continued Monday in the trial of the man accused of kidnapping an Oil City woman and setting fire to her car. Among those taking the stand, the couple's two oldest children, both in their teens.

SwampMama

07-31-2012, 09:48 AM

Wow, I never heard of this case. So sad that they still don't know where she is and that there are children (teens) involved. The kids lose both ways. Their mom is gone and there dad is most likely responsible.

Tracy Winslow's boyfreind testified today about their short-lived relationship and his last moments with her.

heartfortruth

08-01-2012, 05:31 PM

Missing woman's children take stand in kidnapping, arson trial

Testimony continued Monday in the trial of the man accused of kidnapping an Oil City woman and setting fire to her car. Among those taking the stand, the couple's two oldest children, both in their teens.

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In court Monday, jurors heard from Winslow's cousin, Felicia Holden. Holden testified to the troubles Jackson and Winslow had been having around the time of her disappearance, and how Winslow had moved out of the house they shared and in with her mother. She also testified that Winslow had begun a new relationship with another man around the same time.

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That testimony was followed by that of 16-year-old S. The couple's oldest child recalled the Thanksgiving 2010 incident at the family's home, in which she says "He told her to get out and get her stuff, and get out, and then he told her that he would kill her. And then he shot the ceiling."

Thank you for these updates on this sad story. I feel so badly for TW's family and wonder what kind of a father these children EVER had??!! It does not appear that the father cares about them and I hope they are loved by other family members and protected from any more hatred and violence. God be with them.

CADDO PARISH, LA (KSLA) - Eddie Jackson, convicted this past week in the kidnapping of Tracy Winslow and burning her car, is facing new charges.

SheWhoMustNotBeNamed

09-30-2012, 09:15 PM

Court date postponed for convicted kidnapper, arsonist

A Vivian man convicted this year of kidnapping his ex-girlfriend then setting her car on fire will return to court next month to obtain setting on an unrelated charge.

Eddie Jackson was set to be arraigned today on a charge of carnal knowledge of a juvenile, but the proceedings were postponed until Oct. 17 because the presentence investigation was not complete on his prior conviction, according to the district attorney’s office.